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what happened?”
    “You got me. I’m worried that’s all.”
    “I know, she has been giving me fits lately too. I can assure you though; she’s fine, wherever she is.”
    “So, you don’t know?” He felt the last of his hope fall into the abyss.
    “I don’t know where she is, but I did talk to her today. That’s why I thought it was so strange that you called today of all days.”
    “New Year’s Eve?” He was confused as to why this day would be so special.
    “You really don’t know, do you?” Rebecca let a soft laugh escape her lips before adding, “It’s her birthday.”
    Another thing he had never thought to ask, her birthday. “I had no idea.”
    “This must be a sign. I have the feeling that she’s not doing well. I was about to come to Boston to see if I could pick up her trail.”
    “I’d love to help. I need to find her.” He waited for her response which seemed like hours rather than seconds.
    “I have some vacation time coming up. I can be there by tomorrow afternoon.”
    “You have no idea how grateful I am to you. I’ve been sitting about for two months with no hope until today.”
    “I don’t know if it would make it worse to bring you along.”
    “Is she in some sort of danger? Do you know her because you’re FBI?”
    “You’ve been doing your homework. She’s the reason I joined the FBI. It took a while for Lily to warm up to me, but once I got to know her, she became a wonderful friend.”
    “I didn’t know she had friends.” He stumbled over the words, not wanting to offend the only person in the world who could help him.
    “She has me. If I weren’t so pushy, she wouldn’t even have that. She won’t admit it, but she misses having someone to look out for her.”
    “She told me her parents had passed away. Is that true?”
    “Yes, she lost her parents. I’m sure whatever she has told you about herself is mostly true. She likes to leave out little details though, mostly names and dates.”
    “I hadn’t really noticed. There is so much I just never asked.”
    “Men are very distracted by Lily. I’m not surprised she was able to keep you in the dark.”
    “What’s going on with her? One moment we were engaged, the next she was gone.”
    “You have to understand something about Lily, she doesn’t commit. She thinks it’s safer that way.”
    “Safer? What does she need to keep me safe from?”
    “There are people who would love nothing more than to get their hands on Lily. I think they’d use anyone close to her as bait. That’s why I’m not so sure you should come along. I don’t know what she’d do if something happened to you.”
    “Is that how she lost her parents? Because of some mysterious threat?”
    “She lost a man whom she thought of as a father. She promised herself she would never let what happened to Martin happen again.”
    Lily had never mentioned Martin to Ian. It was yet another thing he had no idea about. With all the things he had known and loved about her, he hoped all these new revelations would make him love her even more.
    “I might not know what I’m getting myself into and I’m sure there is much more that you’re not telling me…I’m in though, all the way. Tell me what to do.”
    “From what I got out of her today, I’d say pack for cold weather.”
    “Alaska, maybe?”
    “Not exactly. I’ll explain more when I get there. I’ll call you when I land.”
    “You have no idea what this means to me.”
    “She means the world to me too. Just don’t let me regret taking you along.”
    “I won’t. Thanks, Rebecca.”
    “My friends just call me Becca.”
    “Becca, then. Tomorrow?”
    “Tomorrow. Happy New Year.”
    “Yeah, you too.”

    ily pulled her Jeep up to the front of the bar and stepped out cautiously. She felt that someone or something had followed her since she’d left the house. It had been a while since she’d had any trouble with any otherworldly characters, but she had a feeling her luck was about